Students create Maracas out of various supplies while learning about percussion instruments in this Art and Music lesson for the elementary and middle level classroom. Detailed directions for two different methods are given.

Students convert among liquid measurement units. In this measurement lesson, students use Visual Thesaurus to gather information about customary units for liquid measure such as cup, pint, and quart, then students practice converting...

Students keep track of money. In this money management lesson, students read Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy and manipulate a number line to keep track of spending and borrowing in the story.

Students use the design process to investigate physical science.  In this force and motion lesson, design a track to achieve a specified outcome. Students complete additional experiments with speed and distance.  Students...

Students explore Earth science by completing weather symbol worksheets. For this cloud identification lesson, students identify the different types of clouds in the sky and how they are formed. Students complete a cloud measurement...

Students will use water, cornstarch, eggs, and more to explore the different states of matter. They will make observations of an unknown substance called "Oobleck" and test its liquid and solid properties. This would be a great lesson to...

Students create "Harp" pictures using harp shapes, shoe box lids, paints, old sheet music, and inspiration from Harp music in this inter-disciplinary Art and Music lesson plan for the elementary classroom. Resource links are included...

Young scholars experiment with a steel ball and matchbox car to find the effects of force and motion. In this force and motion lesson, students assemble a track, conduct experiments and record on a shoot the loop worksheet. Young...

Students explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this ocean preservation lesson, students use KWL charts to understand ways the ocean is important to our daily lives. Students create a poster or wirte a letter to someone...

Students focus on a force and motion problem, explore it, reflect on it and apply it while completing experiments.  In this motion lesson, students experiment with force and motion by creating a track for testing cars.  

Students build knowledge about the number relationships between decimals and percents as it relates to converting decimals into percents. In this decimal and percent lesson, students recognize equivalent forms of fractions,...

Students view a video and discuss what illustrations in a book show and don't show.  For this observation lesson, students look at the details on a page in Alice in Wonderland and create an illustration.

Students explore the water cycle. In this earth science instructional activity, students observe and measure water in a closed container and in an open container. Students record their observations and compare their sets of data to draw...

Third graders, through six lessons, study tales of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and the Lamp from The Arabian Nights.

Students illustrate Spanish phrases. In this Spanish language development lesson plan, students work in pairs to illustrate phrases, then copy the phrase in Spanish and English. The class uses the illustrations to create a dictionary.

Young scholars identify the parts of a landfill. In this ecology lesson plan, students use various ingredients to create an edible landfill snack. For example, young scholars use fruit roll-ups for plastic liner and crushed graham...

Third graders develop a presentation based on Aesop's Fables. In this Aesop Fables and presentation lesson, 3rd graders examine the characteristics of fables and how to interpret them. They choose one of Aesop's Fables to research. They...

Learners examine nontraditional career choices for their gender. In this career education lesson, students participate in a discussion of jobs and vocations as the teacher models uniforms or hats associated with different jobs. They talk...

Learners listen to Jack and the Beanstalk and determine what they think are the most common words.  In this Jack and the Beanstalk lesson plan, students reread the story, count the words they chosen and graph those words. Learners...

Students explore human behavior by exploring mental and physical disabilities. In this learning disability instructional activity, students identify the different disabilities students have which prevent them from working at the same...

Third graders explore money in a carnival format. In this money lesson, 3rd graders create a carnival of mathematics activities. Students determine the value of money in mixed amounts and explore how to create representations of money.

Young scholars investigate the value of coins. In this coin value activity, students read The Penny Pot by Stuart Murphy. Young scholars expand on skills learned in the book and engage in activities to determine the value of a mixed set...

Students recognize and categorize different bodies of water. In this watershed and water environments lesson, students "Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean." Students define the different bodies of water and sort from smallest to...